John Nurthen
Executive Director, Global Research
John Nurthen manages the team that delivers Staffing Industry Analysts' international research content. He has over 25 years' experience in the staffing industry, having previously worked in senior managerial roles for three of the world's largest staffing companies: Select Appointments, Vedior and Randstad. He played an active role in major equity offerings and mergers.
Nurthen was a founder of the International Review of Employment, published in four languages, and DOVA, one of the largest global databases of online vacancies. He played a leading role in the development of common data standards with the creation of HR-XML SIDES.
He has held responsibility for internal and external communications, e-Business, technology matters, marketing, research, procurement and corporate social responsibility. Nurthen's experience makes him an authority on global recruitment and contingent workforce issues.
Recent Articles
Staffing Trends 2024
25 January 2024
- This report takes a high-level look at the newest trends impacting the global staffing industry in 2024.
- The report highlights significant market trends that are likely to make 2024 different from prior years.
- Senior staffing executives can use this information to better understand and consider... More
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Technology
17 November 2023
- Candidate Discovery
- Online job advertising (job boards, social media sites, community sites, etc)
- Talent platforms and staffing platforms
- Sourcing process automation
- Candidate Engagement
- Candidate Verification & Assessment
- Candidate Processing
The Staffing Company Tech Stack 2023 Update
15 October 2023
- The staffing company tech stack is also evolving to meet generational change in the workforce and attitudes towards work access and work relationships. With mobile apps, on-demand and self-service capabilities, and the ubiquity of well-established communications technologies, it is no surprise... More
Environmental, Social and Governance Trends Among Staffing Firms
5 October 2023
- Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) issues have leapt up the corporate agenda over the past few years driven by regulatory impositions on publicly-listed companies and a heightened sense of urgency among investors, customers and employees.
- While larger publicly-listed firms have been at... More
SI Report Webinar August 2023
4 September 2023
What are the practical implications of AI and what does it mean for the future of talent acquisition technology? In this webinar, SIA's John Nurthen and John Schroeder, use SIA's proprietary data to unravel the hype and the hope of AI.
Outplacement Landscape 2023
14 August 2023
- This report is an annual update on our previous reports on the outplacement sector
- The global outplacement market bounced back in 2022 following a sharp decline in 2021. We further estimate that a strong 2023 will recover the losses experienced in 2021 and move the outplacement market ahead of... More
Blockchain in the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem
5 May 2023
- This report provides an overview of use-cases for blockchain in the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem
- We have identified over 70 different vendors of which the majority (54%) are operating in the credentialing space
- Staffing executives and other workforce intermediaries can use this research report... More
Impact of Emerging Technology on Staffing
20 April 2023
- The staffing industry faces opportunities and threats from a wide variety of emerging technologies,
- This report identifies all emerging technology trends and provides a high level view of the scale of impact and an impact timeline
- Full definitions of each technology are provided together with... More
Level Up Your Staffing Game with AI-Powered Recruiting
24 March 2023
Join April Arteaga, Director of Sales, RPO & Staffing at PandoLogic, and John Nurthen, Executive Director of Global Research at SIA, to harness marketing strategies that will enhance your talent acquisition strategy.
EMEA SI Report Webinar - Feb 2023
14 February 2023
In this webinar we share the significant market trends that are likely to make 2023 different for staffing firms compared to prior years.